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  • Will recover Rs 55 lakh spent on gangster Ansari from Captain Amarinder: Punjab CM

    Will recover Rs 55 lakh spent on gangster Ansari from Captain Amarinder: Punjab CM

    Chandigarh (IANS). Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said the government will not pay Rs 55 lakh spent on the comfortable stay of dreaded criminal Mukhtar Ansari in state jails and will recover the money from former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and former Deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa. .

    In a statement here, the chief minister said it was a serious crime against the state and its people and those involved would have to pay the price.

    He said that both Capt Amarinder Singh and Randhawa were well aware of the reasons which gave leniency to the notorious gangster to live comfortably in the jails of Punjab.

    Mann said why should the state waste taxpayers’ money like this. Those in power at that time had strong ties with Ansari.

    The Chief Minister said that this is open loot of public money, which cannot be tolerated. This notorious criminal was kept in Ropar Jail with complete comfort for reasons best known to the previous governments.

    Mann said that apart from ensuring a comfortable stay, the state government also ensured that the hardcore criminal does not face any kind of hardship inside the jail and avoid legal action against him.

    The Chief Minister said that it was surprising that the then government spent Rs 55 lakh of taxpayers’ money to protect the interests of this jailed criminal.

    He said that this dastardly loot of public money is completely unjustified and undesirable. This open loot of common man’s money cannot be tolerated at any cost.

    He said that Capt Amarinder Singh and Randhawa would have to pay this money from their own pocket, otherwise their pension and other benefits would be stopped to recover this money.

  • The water level of Hirakud increased due to the opening of the gate of Chandigarh

    The water level of Hirakud increased due to the opening of the gate of Chandigarh

    Bhubaneswar: Water level in Hirakud dam registered a significant rise after Chhattisgarh opened all 66 gates of Kalma barrage on Mahanadi river. About 1.18 lakh cusecs water is entering the Mahanadi through Kalma barrage.

    The gates were opened following heavy rainfall (6.06 mm) in the upper catchment of the Mahanadi in the last 24 hours. While 72,000 cusecs water had entered Hirakud dam till 9 am, the water level of the dam was 603.67 feet against full capacity of 630 feet with inflow of 79,262 cusecs and outflow of 29,772 cusecs by 12 noon.

    If heavy rainfall continues in the upper catchment, Hirakud dam may soon release the first flood water of the year, sources said.

  • India’s ‘wanted terrorist’ Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead by in Canada

    India’s ‘wanted terrorist’ Hardeep Singh Nijjar shot dead by in Canada

    Chandigarh: Canada-based pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was declared a ‘wanted terrorist’ by the Indian government, was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen at the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in the Punjabi-dominated Surrey city of British Columbia province.

    He was the president of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara.

    Nijjar, a resident of a village in Jalandhar, was associated with the separatist organisation, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), which is banned in India.

    He had played a key role in organising the Khalistan referendum in Brampton city.

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) last year filed a charge sheet against four persons, including Nijjar, in connection with a conspiracy to kill Hindu priest Kamaldeep Sharma in Jalandhar on January 31, 2021.

    The three others charge-sheeted in the case are Kamaljeet Sharma and Ram Singh, who attacked the priest on the directions of Nijjar and his associate Arshdeep Singh alias Prabh.

    According to the NIA, the conspiracy was hatched by accused Arshdeep and Nijjar, both based in Canada, to disturb peace and disrupt the communal harmony in Punjab by killing a Hindu priest.

    India had asked the Canadian authorities to take action against Nijjar for his alleged involvement in terrorist acts in Punjab.

    Last year the Punjab Police had sought the extradition of Nijjar as he was wanted in cases related to acts of reviving terrorism in the state.

    The police was demanding his extradition in pursuance of a lookout circular (LOC) issued on January 23, 2015, and a red corner notice issued on March 14, 2016.

    Nijjar was designated as an ‘individual terrorist’ by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in July 2020.

    The NIA said Nijjar had been proactively involved in recruiting, training, financing and operationalising pro-Khalistan terrorist modules for spreading terror in India. He was involved in giving inflammatory and hateful speeches through social media platforms.

    The NIA had attached Nijjar’s property in his village in Punjab in another case.

    A cash reward of Rs 10 lakh was declared against the Canada-based chief of pro-Khalistani outfit Khalistan Tiger Force, Nijjar.

    Nijjar had been accused of killing Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing case, in Surrey last year.

    (With Inputs From: IANS)

  • Police arrested 2 youths with illegal weapons during blockade

    Police arrested 2 youths with illegal weapons during blockade

    Chandigarh. On Shastri Nagar and Kishangarh Road falling under IT Park police station, the police have arrested two people including illegals by putting a naka. Three rounds were recovered from the accused. According to the police, when Asle was checked, he was found without a licence. The police have registered a case against both of them under the Arms Act. And by presenting them in the court today, both the accused were obtained police remand for 3 days. The accused have been identified as 24-year-old Suraj, a resident of Indira Colony. And the other accused is a resident of Shastri Nagar. Who has been identified as 29-year-old Ravi. There is no criminal case registered against both of them earlier. Both the accused work as pullers in the grain market of 26.

  • More than 3000 policemen raided 4,171 premises, know the whole matter?

    More than 3000 policemen raided 4,171 premises, know the whole matter?

    Chandigarh (IANS) | The Punjab Police on Friday conducted simultaneous raids on the hideouts of anti-social elements and persons involved in crimes. Arpit Shukla, Special DGP, Law and Order, said that the day-long operation was carried out simultaneously across the state and all CPs and SSPs, at least one per police station, were asked to inquire about the whereabouts of these persons. Asked to deploy police team.
    The DGP said that 450 police teams (comprising of over 3,000 policemen) have raided the premises of at least 4,171 persons with criminal records.
    The Special DGP said that the purpose of carrying out this operation is to know the whereabouts of such people, besides ensuring that they return to the mainstream.
    He said that the police teams have also interrogated the family members of the persons involved in the crimes and checked bank transactions, western union and property details from abroad. He said that the police teams have also checked the vehicles parked in their premises and verified their registration numbers using Vahan mobile app.

  • Two people from Chandigarh lost Rs 10 lakh in cyber fraud

    Two people from Chandigarh lost Rs 10 lakh in cyber fraud

    Two incidents of cyber fraud were reported in which the city residents lost Rs 10 lakh. A woman reported that she had searched an astrologer’s number in a newspaper. The victim contacted the suspect, who duped her of Rs 7.80 lakh.

    In another incident, Bhupender Singh reported that some fraudster called his sister posing as her cousin. The suspect cheated the complainant’s sister of Rs 1.80 lakh.

  • 5 including minor arrested for stabbing youth in Chandigarh

    5 including minor arrested for stabbing youth in Chandigarh

    Five persons, including a woman and two juveniles, were arrested for stabbing and robbing a pedestrian.

    Hans Raj (44) of Sector 46 had reported that he returned from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, on the night of May 10. After getting off the bus at the ISBT, Sector 43, he started walking towards his home.

    When he reached near the Sector 45/50 road, a boy approached him on the pretext of asking time. As he pulled out his mobile phone to see the time, the boy snatched it. In the meantime, four persons, including a woman, also arrived there.

    The woman started thrashing Hans Raj. The suspects robbed the victim of Rs 3,000 and some documents.

    The police said the victim tried to raise the alarm, following which one of the suspects pulled out a knife and stabbed him.

    A case under Section 392, 397 and 34, IPC, was registered.

    During investigation, a team, led by Inspector Jai Parkash, Sector 49 SHO, arrested the suspects, identified as Rajat, alias Rabit; his brother Aman, alias Sahil, both residents of Sector 38; Sonam, alias Mulli (18), a resident of EWS flats in Dhanas. Two juveniles were also apprehended by the police and sent to Juvenile Home.

  • Auto driver arrested for raping minor in Chandigarh

    Auto driver arrested for raping minor in Chandigarh

    An auto-rickshaw driver has been arrested by the UT police for allegedly molesting a minor girl. The suspect has been identified as Sandeep Kumar (29), a resident of Mani Majra.

    The police said the victim’s family had hired the auto-rickshaw to ferry the seven-year-old girl to school and bring her back. The suspect allegedly molested the victim in the vehicle. On reaching home, the victim informed her mother, following which a complaint was filed with the police. A case under Sections 354 of the IPC and 10 of the POCSO Act has been registered at Industrial Area police station.

  • Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate various projects in Chandigarh

    Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate various projects in Chandigarh

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate various projects, including Indian Air Force Heritage Centre, Sector 18, and a gaushala in Raipur Kalan here. He will also unveil the plaque for the Centre for Cyber Operations and Security at the heritage centre.

    The minister will also lay the foundation stone of the hostel block in Government College, Sector 46, and the extension of the Kurukshetra Boys’ Hostel Block, Punjab Engineering College.

    Officials said the country’s first Indian Air Force Heritage Centre — spanning an area of 17,000 sq ft in Sector 18 — will preserve the rich heritage of the Indian Air Force and inspire the youth to join the Armed Forces.

    On June 3 last year, following instructions and approval by the Raksha Mantri, a memorandum of understanding on the heritage centre was signed between the Chandigarh administration and the Indian Air Force in the presence of Banwarilal Purohit, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator. Work on setting up of the centre commenced in October.

    The centre reflects the role of the IAF in various wars through murals and memorabilia and is equipped with informative exhibits like augmented reality, virtual reality, holograms, flying simulators, aero engines, electro mechanical enclosures, and multimedia and interactive kiosks.

    The main attractions of the heritage centre are five vintage aircrafts and SAM-III Pechora missiles safeguarding the Indian skies for decades. Air Force “Kanpur-I”, designed and built by Late Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh VSM-I MBE in 1958, is installed at the centre.

    A GNAT aircraft (Sabre Slayer of 1971) displayed on the main ‘chowraha’ of the city and vintage aircraft like MiG-21, HPT-32, MiG-23 installed at the centre will serve as popular tourist attractions.

    This centre displays the glorious history of the IAF, with murals depicting its various war campaigns, from the Indo-Pak war of 1948 to electro-mechanical 3D-Dioramas depicting its latest operations, such as the Balakot strike. An augmented reality enclosure and a virtual reality enclosure will give the visitors a 3D real-time experience on the theme of the historic battle of Longewala.

    An audio-visual gallery will present the journey of the IAF through time, tracing its evolution from its inception to the present day, as well as promotional movies on the IAF. Holographic projection depicting aircraft interceptions and various aircraft of the IAF will also be shown.

    The centre has scale models from the Republic Day tableau on display such as indigenous Tejas fighter aircraft, Prachand helicopter and AEW&C Netra aircraft.

  • Rajnath Singh inaugurates IAF Heritage Center in Chandigarh

    Rajnath Singh inaugurates IAF Heritage Center in Chandigarh

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first-of-its-kind Indian Air Force (IAF) Heritage Centre here on Monday, officials said.

    The Centre has been set up under a memorandum of understanding between the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the IAF which was signed last year.

    Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher were also present on the occasion.

    The IAF chief had visited the Indian Air Force Heritage Centre last month to review its progress.

    Spread over 17,000 square feet, this is the first heritage centre of the IAF and depicts its role in various wars, including in 1965, 1971 and the Kargil war, and the Balakot air strike through murals and memorabilia.

    Its exhibits will be a source of inspiration for future generations and will showcase the indomitable spirit of the Indian Air Force, officials said.